Question

Which sentence best combines these ideas into a compound-complex sentence? After rising from a peaceful lake in Minnesota, the Mississippi River flows south past 10 states and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River flows south from a peaceful lake in Minnesota past 10 states to empty into the Gulf of Mexico at its mouth in Louisiana. The Mississippi River, the source of which is a peaceful lake in Minnesota, flows south past 10 states and empties into the Gulf of Mexico at its mouth in Louisiana. The source of the Mississippi River is a peaceful lake in Minnesota; from there, the river flows south past 10 states to its mouth in Louisiana, where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It is important to note that compound-complex sentences are compound complex sentence are made up of more than one sentence joined by a conjunction, and at least one of those sentence is complex, which means it is a compound sentence with a dependent, or subordinate clause.

Thus the correct answer is "The source of the Mississippi River is a peaceful lake in Minnesota; from there, the river flows south past 10 states to its mouth in Louisiana, where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico".